tabby

1. (countable, uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.Examples: ""Ay, ay; she wore a flowered silk tabby sacque, on band days," said Toole, who had an eye and a corner in his memory for female costume, "a fine showy—I remember.""countableuncountable

2. (uncountable) A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.uncountable

3. (countable) A brindled cat.Examples: "A wise tabby, a blinking sphinx, watched from her warm sill. Pity to disturb them. Mohammed cut a piece out of his mantle not to wake her."countable

4. (chiefly Australia, slang) A woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.Examples: "‘The kids go for a drive in a borrowed car, park on another street between the corner lamps, and then there’s ructions because some little tabby gets up the stick.’"Australiacountableslanguncountable

5. (countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.Synonyms: old womanarchaiccountable